What is inflammation? Q&A with Dr. Mike Ren
Dr. Mike Ren discusses the different types of inflammation and how to deal with the condition based on diet and lifestyle.
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Pain
How to help the public navigate stem cell products
Society is aging. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022
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Wounded healers: Greek myth or transformative metaphor for medicine today?
Suffering in medicine is palpable and comes in different forms – a bounding arterial pulse, an anguished cry of a baby, or it may be
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Revisions to CDC opioid guidelines and reflections from a pain specialist
Last month, the CDC backed down on strict opioid guidelines amid backlash from providers and chronic pain patients. As a pain specialist, I’ve seen firsthand
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Chronic pain management: What is the role of medical ethics?
Exploring decision-making and chronic pain: how some value limited quality lives over prolonged harsh ones and the different parties impacted.
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Is interventional pain medicine right for you?
Dr. Krishna Shah discusses what you need to know about interventional pain medicine.
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Baggage and back pain: What’s the connection?
Everyone has their own baggage, and it usually includes the phone, tablet, laptop, notebooks, makeup, toiletry bags, lunch bag, change of clothes, change of shoes,
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Enduring pain: How much suffering is enough?
When faced with a painful event, people are often told to “hang in there” or “tough it out” as if there is value in the
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